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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

30th Dec 2021 10:53

 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)Full name of discloser:Barclays PLC.
 
(b)Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoseAVAST PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(d)If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e)Date position held/dealing undertaken:29 December 2021
(f)In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?NORTONLIFELOCK INC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

10p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

26,716,243

2.58%

11,845,870

1.14%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

251,021

0.02%

13,273,127

1.28%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

26,967,264

2.60%

25,118,997

2.42%

 

 

 

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

 

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

 

10p ordinary

Purchase

10

6.1200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

332

6.1260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

385

6.1070 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

507

6.0980 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

609

6.1250 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

887

6.1003 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,037

6.1054 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,064

6.1379 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,489

6.1130 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,653

6.1183 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,755

6.1269 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,871

6.1137 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,450

6.1060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,678

6.1219 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,052

6.1232 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,099

6.1177 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,230

6.1240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,940

6.1168 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,388

181.1249 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,370

6.1513 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,970

6.1160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

50,036

6.1170 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

67

6.1243 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

357

6.0994 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

436

6.1160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

809

6.1260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

832

6.1156 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

935

6.0985 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,204

6.1196 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,410

6.1182 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,584

6.1189 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,585

6.1045 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,432

6.1245 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,730

6.1195 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,437

6.1242 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,445

6.1240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,450

6.1060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,909

6.1085 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,105

6.1139 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,316

6.1193 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,693

6.1180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,245

6.1158 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,069

6.1670 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,103

6.1124 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,409

6.1181 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

75,034

6.1190 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

ProductNature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

 

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

436

6.1160 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

832

6.1156 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

837

6.1215 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

7,213

6.1103 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

8,388

6.1308 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

10,967

6.1180 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

11,885

6.1133 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

14,799

6.1185 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

18,103

6.1124 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

22,727

6.1201 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

99,000

181.0750 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

384

6.1140 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

572

6.1264 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

1,410

6.1980 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

1,531

6.1146 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

1,755

6.1269 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

3,536

6.1086 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

3,775

6.1237 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

3,957

6.1157 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

4,727

6.1389 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

8,388

181.2516 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

10,223

6.1650 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

13,877

6.1153 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

18,114

6.1164 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

99,000

6.1149 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

 

None

 

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

 

None

 

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?NO
Date of disclosure:30 Dec 2021
Contact name:Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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